The Cinderella Reflex
“Tess took a deep breath, turned sideways and sucked in her stomach. She was spray-tanned and squeezed into a black dress that pushed up her cleavage and gave her lots of va-va-voom. Her hair was a credit to Mr Cheung and her kohl-rimmed eyes and purple passion lipstick made her look like a vamp. But inside she felt like a wreck.
Nerves were now so frayed at work that no matter what happened tonight, Tess felt things could only get better once the wretched contest was over. Ollie was still treat...ing her like an outcast. Helene had taken to wandering around the office like a ghost, looking so preoccupied and downright lost that Tess almost found herself wishing for the old, snappy, dynamic Helene back. And as for Andrea – Tess’s stomach lurched when she remembered the look on her friend’s face when she’d revealed that Joe’s work colleague was a woman. They had been avoiding each other since and Tess had never felt so miserable in her life.
She sat down to wait for her taxi, pleating the sofa cushion covers absent-mindedly between her fingers.MoreLess
Nerves were now so frayed at work that no matter what happened tonight, Tess felt things could only get better once the wretched contest was over. Ollie was still treat...ing her like an outcast. Helene had taken to wandering around the office like a ghost, looking so preoccupied and downright lost that Tess almost found herself wishing for the old, snappy, dynamic Helene back. And as for Andrea – Tess’s stomach lurched when she remembered the look on her friend’s face when she’d revealed that Joe’s work colleague was a woman. They had been avoiding each other since and Tess had never felt so miserable in her life.
She sat down to wait for her taxi, pleating the sofa cushion covers absent-mindedly between her fingers.MoreLess
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